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Insects in Flight ( You can blame deadal - Chris for this one )

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Old 30-07-07, 13:17
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Could someone lend me a gnat, please?
You have quite enough of your own. An overwhelming memory of Canada is the number of flying thingies that ate people. You may call them different things, but you sure don't need any more.
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You have quite enough of your own. An overwhelming memory of Canada is the number of flying thingies that ate people. You may call them different things, but you sure don't need any more.
True although the blackfly season is pretty much over now.
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I think all you need is good luck when trying. As I do not like many members from the insect group (mostly I kill them as quickly as possible) so when taking pics of butterflies I managed full frame of some of them too. On this one I quite like the stronger blur at the ends of wings and the sharpnes of the body parts.

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Default Hoverfly & Honeybee

Thought I'll add a something to this thread. Although not a gnat - the hoverfly and the honeybee were my 2 first flying insects I managed to do with the Canon 400D.

I haven't tried with flash yet but luckily these guys hang around in quite bright light which helps. So sitting flat on the grass with the 70-300mm Sigma on macro I hammered away. These pics are the results of about 300-400 shots - determined to get at least one good shot of them in flight.

Comments and crit welcome.

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Two great shots Marcell, the composition look good with the hoverflies just about to land. Flying insects are not the easiest to take but they are lots of fun.
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Hi Marcell
Wonderful photography well done, I should be so lucky.

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Here is my ultimate macro shot, a male Common Darter in flight.

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A brilliant shot you have even got the shadow.
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